ok, so this planning for a potential trip this winter has jumped into warpspeed.....the newest scenaria:
day 1- fly to barcelona
day 2- arrive barcelona
day 3- barcelona
day 4-rent car at airport, drive up the costa brava to france/ on to carcassonne
day 5 drive along garonne river through dordogne to bordeaux
day 6 wine tasting; lunch; museum with cave painting reproduction and roman ruins
day 7 drive to birrtiz for lunch then on to bilbao
day 8 bilbao
day 9 drive to barcelona, stop at monestary outside the city
day 10 drive to roman ampitheater and aquaduct south of barcelona
day 11 fly home